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that's what you learn in texas that the great art of being a politician in texas has always been -- it is not the bills you pass. it is bills you destroy. the bills that you kill. i think that's what he's doing. that's why he's beating his chest about knocking down gun control and he'll beat his chest about anything else. but he's not going to set around and try to come up with policies that will help people. it is like the whole latino vote thing. they spend so much time worrying about working for the latino vote instead of actually working for latinos and they're not going to come up with policies that are going to help him. he will do things that help his career and he's going to do things that he thinks reduce government in a way that government is almost nonexistent. ted would love it, i think if we had and an archy and everyone was running around with guns on their hip and surviving the survival of the fittist e. >> john: jim moore, thank you so much for your time and insights this evening. >> sure, john. glad to be with you. >> john: we'll explore the issues with our semi regula
that's what you learn in texas that the great art of being a politician in texas has always been -- it is not the bills you pass. it is bills you destroy. the bills that you kill. i think that's what he's doing. that's why he's beating his chest about knocking down gun control and he'll beat his chest about anything else. but he's not going to set around and try to come up with policies that will help people. it is like the whole latino vote thing. they spend so much time worrying about working...
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what is to be done with senator ted cruz of texas. am that's the question in both parties. [ ♪ music ♪ ] the natural energy of peanuts and delicious, soft caramel. to fill you up and keep you moving, whatever your moves. payday. fill up and go! >> michael: senator ted cruz was testified to be the g.o.p. savior, the young tough-talking hispanic legislator in texas. he has made a name for himself as a pontificating spot-light loving extremist blow hard. he was one of 22 senators who voted against the violence against women act. he voted against john kerry's confirmation as secretary of state, and even slammed kerry as well as chuck hagel for bean anti-military even though both of them serve honorably while cruz spent his formertive years strolling the leafy campuses of princeton and harvard. here he is shapelessly bashing kerry and haig. >> well, we have two pending nominations. john kerry, chuck hagel. both of whom are very prominently less than ardent fans of the u.s. military. >> michael: unbelievable. after those comments even s
what is to be done with senator ted cruz of texas. am that's the question in both parties. [ ♪ music ♪ ] the natural energy of peanuts and delicious, soft caramel. to fill you up and keep you moving, whatever your moves. payday. fill up and go! >> michael: senator ted cruz was testified to be the g.o.p. savior, the young tough-talking hispanic legislator in texas. he has made a name for himself as a pontificating spot-light loving extremist blow hard. he was one of 22 senators who...
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nobody wants texas to leave. if you look at the demographics, texas is our biggest minority majority state. white folks, especially the mean ones are become being a minority. which may be why rick perry is hell bent on cutting public education funds. texas is getting more blue every year. i'm not saying they're going to become a happy clappy gay marriage colony but it appears we can look forward to seeing the people of texas secede from the likes of rick perry. that's our show for tonight. i want to thank my panel thurston the great elayne boosler, comedy goddess and founder of tailsofjoy.net. and lee camp who is author of "moment of clarity." i'm john fuglesang. we're still here on current. good night mom. >> joy: tonight, liberace's ex-lover, scott thorson alleges he had a romance with michael jackson. liberace and michael jackson i'm guessing they had a thing for sequins. george clooney said there is one part of his body he would like to change. what is it? i'll give you a hint. the same name of my honore auth
nobody wants texas to leave. if you look at the demographics, texas is our biggest minority majority state. white folks, especially the mean ones are become being a minority. which may be why rick perry is hell bent on cutting public education funds. texas is getting more blue every year. i'm not saying they're going to become a happy clappy gay marriage colony but it appears we can look forward to seeing the people of texas secede from the likes of rick perry. that's our show for tonight. i...
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everything's bigger in texas right? and that includes their hutzpah. earlier this month texas passed strict voter i.d. laws immediately after the u.s. supreme court struck down section five of the voting rights act. that requires preclearance or federal approval for any new changes to voting laws. but help may be on the way from eric holder. >> and today i am announcing that the justice department will ask a federal court in texas to subject the state of texas to a preclearance regime similar to the one required by section five of the voting rights act. we believe that the state of texas should be required to go through a preclearance process whenever it changes its voting laws and practices. >> john: just for you, texas because you're special! them's fighting words! the u.s. attorney general told the national urban league the justice department will support a motion filed by a minority rights group to place texas back under the rules that scotus scuttled and he didn't stop there. >> even if congress considers updates to the voting rights act in light
everything's bigger in texas right? and that includes their hutzpah. earlier this month texas passed strict voter i.d. laws immediately after the u.s. supreme court struck down section five of the voting rights act. that requires preclearance or federal approval for any new changes to voting laws. but help may be on the way from eric holder. >> and today i am announcing that the justice department will ask a federal court in texas to subject the state of texas to a preclearance regime...
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from 2008 to 2011 more than 1800 worker deaths in texas. in california it was 1500. california has 40% more population. we need regulation to save lives, not self-reporting. and yet overall it's not only a problem. west texas this is a problem all over the united states with the cutbacks that we see, and unfortunately we see it also under the obama administration. we have something like 2200 osha inspectors for the entire country. if you were going to inspect every plant it would take 129 years for each plant to be inspected. that's not acceptable. >> john: is that the reason why they got away with it? i appreciate this is the defining argument of our times. are you going to have government oversight or are you going to allow the free market to take care of themselves. why do you think they were able to get away from inspections for so long. >> when we cover the facts on the ground, and we give names and faces to stories like this. this is not just an abstract story of policy, what we have to do in the media is show that when you have deregulation we're talking about
from 2008 to 2011 more than 1800 worker deaths in texas. in california it was 1500. california has 40% more population. we need regulation to save lives, not self-reporting. and yet overall it's not only a problem. west texas this is a problem all over the united states with the cutbacks that we see, and unfortunately we see it also under the obama administration. we have something like 2200 osha inspectors for the entire country. if you were going to inspect every plant it would take 129 years...
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when are the democrats going to, in texas look, texas is a little hard, but it's not as hard as people think. texas will be blue state within eight years because of the latino vote. but in ohio, which we'll go to next. well why don't you throw all the goddamn bums out? stop voting republicans, and then go, golly gee, they took my abortion rights away. yes, they want to take your abortion rights. it's not abortion, it's privacy it's choice, getting between you and your doctor, and it's gigantic government on the core issues of your life. stop voting republican. i got no love for democrats none, no love, right? but you have to be insane if you're a woman and you're voting republican and they're taking the rights away. >> i think you'll see that change. on my facebook page alone the women who respond to this were raising money to go to texas just really fired up, and they're angry. when i saw jim demint talk about vaginal ultrasounds on meet the press on sunday it boiled my blood. it's not likely that jim demint is going to have a vaginal ultrasound any time soon, why is he saying that it
when are the democrats going to, in texas look, texas is a little hard, but it's not as hard as people think. texas will be blue state within eight years because of the latino vote. but in ohio, which we'll go to next. well why don't you throw all the goddamn bums out? stop voting republicans, and then go, golly gee, they took my abortion rights away. yes, they want to take your abortion rights. it's not abortion, it's privacy it's choice, getting between you and your doctor, and it's gigantic...
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please somebody mess with texas already. joining me now to discuss this and other news of the day is one of my favorite new york comics and hosting of blacking it up, i have the honor of performing off broadway with this gentlemen elon james white. good evening sir. >> indeed, sir. >> john: thank you for blacking it up in my presence. >> it's fine. they probably won't let me vote now. >> john: well, it's pretty amazing. the texas g.o.p. platform is calling for the repeal of the voting rights act of 1965. this is not something that would ever, ever happen? is this just a dog whistle foraysists? >> i don't know if it's even a dog whistle forays for racists. they're so afraid that a negro might get elected again so they're doing everything in their power. this is one of those things that you throw out there and go, it's kind of reasonable. then you point those people out and then you say, we will not have barbecues with you. >> john: it's about restricting the vote and we saw it with florida and rick scott throwing anybody with
please somebody mess with texas already. joining me now to discuss this and other news of the day is one of my favorite new york comics and hosting of blacking it up, i have the honor of performing off broadway with this gentlemen elon james white. good evening sir. >> indeed, sir. >> john: thank you for blacking it up in my presence. >> it's fine. they probably won't let me vote now. >> john: well, it's pretty amazing. the texas g.o.p. platform is calling for the repeal...
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sheila jackson lee of texas, thank you for coming on the program. thank you for your continued service. >> thank you, john for having me. >> of course. with all of this the atm never purposely let guns into mexico even though everyone on fox news and >> now i get to check in with jennifer granholm. what's in the war room tonight? >> john, we are going to be continuing your coverage of today's two historic decisions in washington. what we will focus on are the two different paths of leadership. we will look at the stamp that chief justice roberts put on his court an especially looking forward. we have bur witt from the beep partisanship. attorney generaleric holder. a congresswoman who walked out of the vote. >> i'm sorry you had such a slow news day, governor. >> i know. it's a great day to be take the gamble out of stain removal. only resolve all-stains has two formula chambers to remove all types of stains. using shout or oxiclean? that's just playing the odds. don't chance it, resolve it. see a resolve difference so, you guys grew up together. ye
sheila jackson lee of texas, thank you for coming on the program. thank you for your continued service. >> thank you, john for having me. >> of course. with all of this the atm never purposely let guns into mexico even though everyone on fox news and >> now i get to check in with jennifer granholm. what's in the war room tonight? >> john, we are going to be continuing your coverage of today's two historic decisions in washington. what we will focus on are the two...
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we'll go to texas to look at ted cruz and julian castro. we'll have the lay of the land from the ground. a lot more stories at the top of the hour. >> eliot: mitt romney's tax plan, i know, you may not spend a whole lot of time--it's lift all yachts. >> oh, i thought you meant his tax returns. >> eliot: we have those, too. we have those too. you don't have them yet? >> oh, yeah, we got the inside, you just can't believe it. watch at the top of the hour, you'll see a preview of mitt romney's tax returns. >> eliot: we'll now all be watching. thanks a >>you couldn't say it any more powerfully than that. >>it really is incredible. >> eliot: compared to what? that's the question that barney frank wisely suggest we asked when evaluating different pieces of legislation or for that matter any answer to a policy issue. that question seems especially appropriate today when tax issues are back on the table before congress. house republicans rejected the senate-approved plan that extended tax cuts for individuals with incomes under $200,000 and couples
we'll go to texas to look at ted cruz and julian castro. we'll have the lay of the land from the ground. a lot more stories at the top of the hour. >> eliot: mitt romney's tax plan, i know, you may not spend a whole lot of time--it's lift all yachts. >> oh, i thought you meant his tax returns. >> eliot: we have those, too. we have those too. you don't have them yet? >> oh, yeah, we got the inside, you just can't believe it. watch at the top of the hour, you'll see a...
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the vast majority of schools, from texas a&m, to the university of texas, there have been opinion polls that say that students are opposed to this. so i -- it's very clear and i made that point yesterday when i was discussing this in front of the committee, that students don't want this, the sampling we have is extremely clear. >> michael: your advocacy is so important because you are with the young democrats as well. what it is like organizing young democrats in red state texas? how long it is going to take to get you, a democrat elected to state-wide office? >> there is a lot of work to turn the state blue. so we're doing a lot of work, but organizing on college campuses in texas is a challenge. i have been doing it since 2010 and i will continue to do it because it's really important. but it's challenging, some of our schools like texas tech and texas a&m when students have gone out campaigning for barack obama in 2012 they have had people threaten them. so it's challenging, but it's also very rewarding. you can be sitting at a table, and somebody walks by and whispers in your ear, h
the vast majority of schools, from texas a&m, to the university of texas, there have been opinion polls that say that students are opposed to this. so i -- it's very clear and i made that point yesterday when i was discussing this in front of the committee, that students don't want this, the sampling we have is extremely clear. >> michael: your advocacy is so important because you are with the young democrats as well. what it is like organizing young democrats in red state texas? how...
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this is about the texas g.o.p. platform. it eliminates the minimum wage and the department of education the department of energy, you heard this all before. the interesting part, we urge the voter rights act of 1965 codified and updated in 1973 be repealed and not reauthorized. gee, i wonder why blacks and latinos don't want to vote for republicans. one more. this is eagle mooragelier. we oppose the teaching of higher order thinking skills critical thinking skills and similar programs which focus on behavior modification and have the purpose of challenging the students' fixed beliefs and undermineding parental authority. so they don't want their kids to think? >> well, exactly. how else could you get this platform enacted right? you know this cenk, texas is always the demargin of the marginal of the most marginal in terms of being a freak show. they're only being challenged by iowa, the republican platform in iowa this year. the sad thing is if you go back and look at the texas platform over the past couple of years as crazy
this is about the texas g.o.p. platform. it eliminates the minimum wage and the department of education the department of energy, you heard this all before. the interesting part, we urge the voter rights act of 1965 codified and updated in 1973 be repealed and not reauthorized. gee, i wonder why blacks and latinos don't want to vote for republicans. one more. this is eagle mooragelier. we oppose the teaching of higher order thinking skills critical thinking skills and similar programs which...
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that affects juries even in texas. >> john: you're right. it is cheaper to keep someone alive in prison for the rest of their life than to execute them. i do have to ask you sister because our time grows short there are a lot of catholics as you know, who are opposed to abortion personally but who support abortion rights because they don't want to go back to the days of coat hanger abortions. where do you come down on an issue like that? are you opposed to abortion across the board or do you favor people having that choice? >> the thing about abortion is we're talking about a life that's on the way and a child doesn't have a voice. and i'm always going to tend to listen carefully to the vulnerable and the voiceless. in a way, make a comparison, people on death row are considered, well, we can't even listen to them. they have no points. they don't deserve to be heard. and when you are delving into a moral issue always the dignity of life so i want to stand firmly on the dignity of life of the child seeking to be born but also the dignity of t
that affects juries even in texas. >> john: you're right. it is cheaper to keep someone alive in prison for the rest of their life than to execute them. i do have to ask you sister because our time grows short there are a lot of catholics as you know, who are opposed to abortion personally but who support abortion rights because they don't want to go back to the days of coat hanger abortions. where do you come down on an issue like that? are you opposed to abortion across the board or do...
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gomez of texas has helped mr. bieber of canada to learn about his adopted country. justin, when you perform in phoenix, bring your papers. >> it was a 5-3 decision with kagan recusing herself and sonia sotomayor being allowed to vote own after she showed her papers. >> the forward roll, only two of them. where did that come from. >> now that you got this out of your system are you ready to go back to cleveland and play some ball? >> whoa, whoa, whoa. >> they all come back for real news every night. >> i know. >> it's almost like we're infecting the mother ship. >> john: do you believe in god? >> yes. >> john: do you believe in ufos. >> no. >> john: do you believe lee harry oswald acted alone is. >> yeah, he did. >> john: visit the "viewpoint" web at www.current.com. money is effecting those who will not identify themselves. raul grijalva wants them identified. he's up next. building >>it's the place where democracy is supposed to be the great equalizer, where your vote is worth just as much as donald trump's. we must save the country. it starts with you. and who doe
gomez of texas has helped mr. bieber of canada to learn about his adopted country. justin, when you perform in phoenix, bring your papers. >> it was a 5-3 decision with kagan recusing herself and sonia sotomayor being allowed to vote own after she showed her papers. >> the forward roll, only two of them. where did that come from. >> now that you got this out of your system are you ready to go back to cleveland and play some ball? >> whoa, whoa, whoa. >> they all...
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and mcfleetwood of fleetwood mac, michelle lee, and robocop and one more thing the texas state representative was able to make a crazy comment about rape kit because she brought along with hero offensive statement kit. this is "viewpoint." [ ♪ theme music ♪ ] >> john: ben and jerry's likes our theme oh song. i'm john fugelsang and this is "viewpoint." democracy in america is on the march. you thought we had democracy in america already? in a country where affirmative right to vote is not established in the constitution, but the right to make unlimited campaign contributions is, the ever-rising cost of elections seems to be driving the average voter to the margins while corporate power has its way. which might explain why half of the adults asked said they would vote in favor of government-funded federal campaigns, and nearly 80% said they would vote to limit the amount of funds that congressional candidates would raise and spend. when 57% of adults told gallop that government financing was unacceptable, what has changed then? you could begin with the citizens united decision that ended re
and mcfleetwood of fleetwood mac, michelle lee, and robocop and one more thing the texas state representative was able to make a crazy comment about rape kit because she brought along with hero offensive statement kit. this is "viewpoint." [ ♪ theme music ♪ ] >> john: ben and jerry's likes our theme oh song. i'm john fugelsang and this is "viewpoint." democracy in america is on the march. you thought we had democracy in america already? in a country where...
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he can get out and not just be a texas governor if he wanted to run around the country. >> the texas governor doesn't have much responsibility at home. >> michael: but he has a little bit of freedom to run differently. i don't think it matters because i don't think he will appeal nationally at all. i think his appeal will diminish in texas as well. >> probably true. >> michael: you brought up marco rubio another republican with presidential aspirations. willwill the republican party doom that aspiration? >> yes. when you look at marriage equality and immigration the republican party is softening in marriage equality. they're instrumental in getting to about we are whether it's more and more senators or state legislators helping to pass it in the state they're uninstrumental. but the way we're seeing republicans handle immigration reform they hate brown people a little bit more than they hate gay people. you cannot appeal to hispanic votevoters just because you have a person of cuban descent pushing immigration reform. >> michael: especially when it's not defined by the cuban american
he can get out and not just be a texas governor if he wanted to run around the country. >> the texas governor doesn't have much responsibility at home. >> michael: but he has a little bit of freedom to run differently. i don't think it matters because i don't think he will appeal nationally at all. i think his appeal will diminish in texas as well. >> probably true. >> michael: you brought up marco rubio another republican with presidential aspirations. willwill the...
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so texas is key. what's happening in texas politics which is, by the way, maybe after louisiana, the most colorful politics in the country today. lane lewis is in the middle of it. he is the chair, democratic party care of harris county, texas joining us in studio this morning. wayne, it's good to meet you. nice to see you. >> good morning, bill. thank you for having me. >> thanks for coming in. >> do you see texas as that critical? i forgot who wrote this article in the new republic. do you agree with that? >> absolutely when i first ran for the harris could you tellnty democratic party chair, one of the mace messages is harris county. harris county, believe it or not is 25% of the state's vogt one out of every vote. we are the third largest county the in the united states. a lot don't realize that because they have never heard of it, they think of dade or whatever. but that's why we are so so very crucial. and dallas is a pretty strong blue county. travis, which is austin, a great progressive city i
so texas is key. what's happening in texas politics which is, by the way, maybe after louisiana, the most colorful politics in the country today. lane lewis is in the middle of it. he is the chair, democratic party care of harris county, texas joining us in studio this morning. wayne, it's good to meet you. nice to see you. >> good morning, bill. thank you for having me. >> thanks for coming in. >> do you see texas as that critical? i forgot who wrote this article in the new...
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in texas, we have 12,000 beds freed up, because crimes down in texas. fast cars, guns, texas it all works together. michael: fast cars, guns, the accident, it call works together. get me a ticket to houston. i can't, you know, when you hear people who disagree with you and me on this issue sometimes it's just mystifying, listening to that state senator talk about the guns the way he did just now is exactly why it's very difficult to have movement on this issue legislatively or otherwise. now i want to welcome into this conversation two guests, rashad robinson, the executive director of color of change and craig birnbach prom portland oregon, he spent seven years in the heart of nascar country as wcsc in south carolina. craig, this whole idea, we talked about how winston cigarettes was removed some years ago as a sponsor for nascar because it was too controversial. now they're bringing in the n.r.a. from afar, it looks ridiculous, but how much does it mean to the average nascar fan that is sponsoring the event they go to. >> i don't think it means much w
in texas, we have 12,000 beds freed up, because crimes down in texas. fast cars, guns, texas it all works together. michael: fast cars, guns, the accident, it call works together. get me a ticket to houston. i can't, you know, when you hear people who disagree with you and me on this issue sometimes it's just mystifying, listening to that state senator talk about the guns the way he did just now is exactly why it's very difficult to have movement on this issue legislatively or otherwise. now i...
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>> virginia and texas. two of the strong holds of the tea party movement continue to look to be the two states that are going to be most impacted by the sequester. how do you explain tea party support for the sequester to tea party members in those states who are soon going to lose their jobs? >> that's always a sad thing when you hear anybody lose their job but let's face it. republicans, tea partiers, we're the party of principle. we're not the party of punishment of politics. which is exactly what we're seeing right now with the obama administration. very simple. obama sitting here using the sequestration to punish those that did not go with him. have not necessarily voted with him or believe in his ideals. >> john: who was it that pushed the sequestration through the house? >> the house did vote for it. we're going to hold the house accountable? >> john: who pushed it through? >> the house is a majority. let's realize who came up with it? >> john: the name of the man who pushed it through the house? >>
>> virginia and texas. two of the strong holds of the tea party movement continue to look to be the two states that are going to be most impacted by the sequester. how do you explain tea party support for the sequester to tea party members in those states who are soon going to lose their jobs? >> that's always a sad thing when you hear anybody lose their job but let's face it. republicans, tea partiers, we're the party of principle. we're not the party of punishment of politics....
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i've got a special place in my heart for the texas republican sucking up to a guy who wrote the song "jail bait," a song that made ted the hank williams of sat tore rape ballads. now some outraged liberals tried to ruin it all by the protesting that a guy who threatened to assassinate the president would be invited to which i say liberals get a clue. what better spokesman for the nra's cause than a draft-dodging pedophile who can only display his mash cho prowess by killing defenseless animals. ted nugent is not going to kill the president. he runs away from anything that can fight back. what progressives don't understand is that every time ted nugent opens his mouth hundreds of americans release they don't want guys like that to have easy access to weapons. ted defecated all over himself to avoid fighting. he represents the idea that the worst of our citizens can embolden the best of our citizens just by opening their big stupid mouth. no matter how eloquent president obama's words might be, they won't pass new gun laws as much as ted nugent's dumb words. and no matter what we all w
i've got a special place in my heart for the texas republican sucking up to a guy who wrote the song "jail bait," a song that made ted the hank williams of sat tore rape ballads. now some outraged liberals tried to ruin it all by the protesting that a guy who threatened to assassinate the president would be invited to which i say liberals get a clue. what better spokesman for the nra's cause than a draft-dodging pedophile who can only display his mash cho prowess by killing...
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texas is a complicated state. it's a huge part of our immigrant population but it does send some of the most conservative members of congress to congress. ted cornyn, rick perry is now saying he's delaying whether he's going to run for governor after the special session. people are saying maybe wendy davis will run for governor for texas. it would be a logical move how she she has a sudden celebrity. you wrote the book on this. what would you say in red state texas. >> first of all, it's a purple state. wendy davis needs to continue the stand she took for the voting rights act which the supreme court got this week, and which by the way saved her senate seat to begin with when she was running for city council in fort worth, and only to a challenge of the roting rights act was that community able to come together and have a district in which wendy davis could even be serving in the senate. she has to make a voting rights argument. i wouldn't be here if it wasn't for voting rights. we wouldn't have any civil rights w
texas is a complicated state. it's a huge part of our immigrant population but it does send some of the most conservative members of congress to congress. ted cornyn, rick perry is now saying he's delaying whether he's going to run for governor after the special session. people are saying maybe wendy davis will run for governor for texas. it would be a logical move how she she has a sudden celebrity. you wrote the book on this. what would you say in red state texas. >> first of all, it's...
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this: >> texas wasn't going to be a part of it expanding socializing of our medicine. so we are not going to participate in exchanges. we are not going to expand medicaid. we are just for the going to be a part of, again socializing health care in the state of texas. >> so in addition to losing out on billions in money to cover their uninsured, texas is going to lose $17,000,000,000 in special federal funds that would support hospitals who care for the uninsured. and their hospitals are going to get slammed. nearly 1 in 4 texans are uninsured, the most in the nation. now, 6 republican governors have decided not to take the health care money, not to opt in including texas and florida, two of the biggest states in the nation. in total, nearly 4 million people from those 6 states will lose health care coverage by their failure to opt in. joying me to discuss the predictament for hospitals in particular is bruce siegel, the ceo of the national association of public hospitals and health systems joining us from washington, d.c. bruce, thank you for joining us in the war room
this: >> texas wasn't going to be a part of it expanding socializing of our medicine. so we are not going to participate in exchanges. we are not going to expand medicaid. we are just for the going to be a part of, again socializing health care in the state of texas. >> so in addition to losing out on billions in money to cover their uninsured, texas is going to lose $17,000,000,000 in special federal funds that would support hospitals who care for the uninsured. and their hospitals...
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up next, texas wants you. the battle for jobs turns into a war of words between two of the biggest states in the country. that's next right here in "the war room." have him floor it, spin it punch it, drift it put it through its paces is he happy? oh ya, he's happy! [ male announcer ] and that's how you test your car for fun. easy. ♪ >> jennifer: the loan-star state might have the motto don't mess with texas but governor rick perry is not following the golden rule when it comes to the golden state. perry is trying to lure california companies to texas. on monday governor perry's economic development office began airing these radio ads in california. >> building a business is tough. but i hear building a business in california is next to impossible. this is texas governor rick perry, and i have a message for california businesses come check out texas. >> jennifer: yesterday california governor jerry brown tried to brush off the issue. >> it's not a serious story, guys. you take a little radio ad and all of yo
up next, texas wants you. the battle for jobs turns into a war of words between two of the biggest states in the country. that's next right here in "the war room." have him floor it, spin it punch it, drift it put it through its paces is he happy? oh ya, he's happy! [ male announcer ] and that's how you test your car for fun. easy. ♪ >> jennifer: the loan-star state might have the motto don't mess with texas but governor rick perry is not following the golden rule when it...
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garry is a senior at the texas wesleyan university. garry, welcome inside "the war room." >> thanks for having me. >> michael: i hear ya i may not see ya the whole time here but i want to talk to you. 22 states ban concealed weapons on college campuses. what is your plan? >> our plan is to talk to lawmakers, we're the ones that this legislation is effecting, so we have put together campaign to make sure our voices are heard. -- first radical attempt -- luckily it fell out of committee, so what we have done is -- line 72, which is going to heard tomorrow in the state senate which we discussed earlier is going to allow schools to opt out -- the first thing is -- call the lieutenant governor's office and urge him to place it on a committee. and tomorrow we'll be attending the committee meeting to make sure we are heard on this issue. >> michael: that is what we rely on people at the college level to do. texas has this history of school shootings from the bell tower sniper, to the loan star college incident, one with a gun and one a knife.
garry is a senior at the texas wesleyan university. garry, welcome inside "the war room." >> thanks for having me. >> michael: i hear ya i may not see ya the whole time here but i want to talk to you. 22 states ban concealed weapons on college campuses. what is your plan? >> our plan is to talk to lawmakers, we're the ones that this legislation is effecting, so we have put together campaign to make sure our voices are heard. -- first radical attempt -- luckily it...
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richard in texas joins us. >> greetings from the libertarian paradise of texas. ron paul was one of my neighbors. >> nice guy? >> he is a nice guy. but he is really warped. >> nice guy, creepy friends. >> yeah. >> what you said about voting in our local elections, it is so true. where i live in texas, the democrats haven't even fielded candidates for many of these judge positions, and just so many positions that they don't even fill the candidate, because people don't vote. >> yeah. yeah. well of course, and then they complain anyway. >> that's true. that's true. >> what do you like about america? >> oh, i can tell you exactly what i like. freedom of speech is the greatest thing we have got, but my absolute favorite thing is, no matter how bad it gets americans always think it is going to get better. >> true. >> that's my favorite thing. [ overlapping speakers ] >> your favorite right-wing talking point. if you substitute any racial -- derogatory racial slur for the world socialism, you have george wallace in 1965 and that's the republican platform now. >> that's
richard in texas joins us. >> greetings from the libertarian paradise of texas. ron paul was one of my neighbors. >> nice guy? >> he is a nice guy. but he is really warped. >> nice guy, creepy friends. >> yeah. >> what you said about voting in our local elections, it is so true. where i live in texas, the democrats haven't even fielded candidates for many of these judge positions, and just so many positions that they don't even fill the candidate, because...
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dear republican texas legislature. all america is talking about that bill that would have virtually banned abortion and closed nearly every clinic in your beautiful state and how y'all missed the voting deadline due in to small part of a filibuster by wendy davis of forth worth. she spoke 11 hours and wore a back brace since the rules prevented her from leaning back for support. but you all got to watch one woman suffer for hours. it was widely reported that you guys in the conservative majority had these flyers on your desk that read psalm 139 which reads in part, you covered me in my mother's womb i will praise you because i'm fearfully and wonderfully made. i respect that you want to protect the unborn, but the bible does not come out against abortion. they all stated life does not begin until human draws their first breath and give bizarre abortion rituals when a woman is impregnated by another man. and sending a flood of every unborn child at the time of noah god is the least pro-life person in the bible. and jesu
dear republican texas legislature. all america is talking about that bill that would have virtually banned abortion and closed nearly every clinic in your beautiful state and how y'all missed the voting deadline due in to small part of a filibuster by wendy davis of forth worth. she spoke 11 hours and wore a back brace since the rules prevented her from leaning back for support. but you all got to watch one woman suffer for hours. it was widely reported that you guys in the conservative...
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it all started in the house of texas. they approved legislation that would ban abortion past 20 weeks and require abortion clinics to get admitting previous ledges at hospitals. and many hospitals don't want to grant clinics admission. this would shut down all but five in the state of texas and you can imagine a lot of people in rural areas would not have access to abortion as a result. now after it passed in the house it headed to the senate, and the democrats and the senate were not about to let this pass. they decided they wanted to filibuster the bill, and senator wendy davis was in charge of filibustering that bill. we have more on that story. >> members i'm riding on the floor today to humblely give voice to thousands of texans. >> with no food, no water, and no bathroom breaks allowed davis hoped to run out the clock on the legislative session to block the closing of every abortion clinic in texas. but she also could not change the subject. but her opponents said she did just that before the midnight deadline. igni
it all started in the house of texas. they approved legislation that would ban abortion past 20 weeks and require abortion clinics to get admitting previous ledges at hospitals. and many hospitals don't want to grant clinics admission. this would shut down all but five in the state of texas and you can imagine a lot of people in rural areas would not have access to abortion as a result. now after it passed in the house it headed to the senate, and the democrats and the senate were not about to...
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this time in texas. at lone star college. the shooter wounded three people one critically, despite being surrounded by good guys with guns. thankfully, no one was killed. this shooting like all of the others that have become far too common in our country is horrifying but this one happened in texas which is wayne lapierrre and the nra's idea of a safe haven. safe because according to wayne's world texas is the place where any gun-toting bad guy is guaranteed to be outdrawn by the good gun-toting guys. who, thank god are able to get their firearms at gun shows or the back of a truck parked by an hourly rate la quinta inn without background checks. you know, who would ever pull a gun in a public space in texas when dozens of everyday wyatt earps are ready to clock their glocks. this is a plausible scenario because it's never happened. i know you can't cock a glock. congratulations, wayne lapierrre. you have been proven wrong again! but luckily for you, the sound of your critics is drowned but oi the senseless gufnfire that you
this time in texas. at lone star college. the shooter wounded three people one critically, despite being surrounded by good guys with guns. thankfully, no one was killed. this shooting like all of the others that have become far too common in our country is horrifying but this one happened in texas which is wayne lapierrre and the nra's idea of a safe haven. safe because according to wayne's world texas is the place where any gun-toting bad guy is guaranteed to be outdrawn by the good...
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so take a state like georgia or texas, when you add -- politicians who are affiliated with a number of civil rights organizations on one side, politicians affiliated with the tea party on the other coming together and saying we can agree on this. let's push from both ends toward the middle. >> john: you mean the libertarian edge? >> all three. of course, the libertarians are right there. but then you have the christian conservatives in the prisons. you understand what a human and moral catastrophe this. when you have the attention of the other two groups, then the fiscal conservatives, they'll pay attention. we can show them the numbers. the numbers don't lie on this issue. they say oh, okay, count us in. >> john: very diverse group of signatories. how did you get them all to come together? >> russell simmons is at the middle of all of this. he's a man of incredible achievement and charisma and networks. and that's why you see on this list, you see al sharpton, cameron diaz, you see will smith and scarlett johansson jayda pinkett smith it is a wide range of folks. quite frankly this le
so take a state like georgia or texas, when you add -- politicians who are affiliated with a number of civil rights organizations on one side, politicians affiliated with the tea party on the other coming together and saying we can agree on this. let's push from both ends toward the middle. >> john: you mean the libertarian edge? >> all three. of course, the libertarians are right there. but then you have the christian conservatives in the prisons. you understand what a human and...
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attorney general eric holder called texas law -- called the texas law a poll tax. now, perry is saying those comments are meant to incite racial tension. democrats argue voter id laws would restrict many minorities from voting. federal cot will likely block that under the texas voting rights act. turns out those voter id laws do not come free. a new study by nyu says getting identification for the polls is actually quite expensive, especially for people without transportation. in 10 states with new voter id laws, nearly half a million voters do not have access to a vehicle. more bill after the break, and we are live in chat right now. current.com/billpress. >>it's the place where democracy is supposed to be the great equalizer, where your vote is worth just as much as donald trump's. we must save the country. it starts with you. [ man ] ever year, sophia and i use the points we earn with our citi thankyou card for a relaxing vacation. ♪ ♪ sometimes, we go for a ride in the park. maybe do a little sightseeing. or, get some fresh air. but this summer, we used our
attorney general eric holder called texas law -- called the texas law a poll tax. now, perry is saying those comments are meant to incite racial tension. democrats argue voter id laws would restrict many minorities from voting. federal cot will likely block that under the texas voting rights act. turns out those voter id laws do not come free. a new study by nyu says getting identification for the polls is actually quite expensive, especially for people without transportation. in 10 states with...
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i am from texas. cream gravy chips. >> a bag of regular chips and dump gravy above it and shake it up and give me a million dollars. >> my plea it leave the damn potato chips alone. i like my plain potato chips and vanilla ice cream. >> when was the last time anyone walked into a 7 lend and said we need more flavors of potato chips. >> right. >> theme flavors of doritos do they have now? >> i went to a big market up in rhode island last week doing the shopping for a family weekend. the potato chip rack, there are too many choices. too many choices. >> for a million dollars, you can have one. >> one more. >> like robin williams where he like freaks out in front of the coffee i'll. >> >>. >> the idea of some new video, stirring things up maybe go the sense i get is that you are willing to go in the political arena maybe where some people are not. where others are not willing to go? >> yeah. >> you dare to go where others are not? >> we dare to go where we think the party and the movement should be going
i am from texas. cream gravy chips. >> a bag of regular chips and dump gravy above it and shake it up and give me a million dollars. >> my plea it leave the damn potato chips alone. i like my plain potato chips and vanilla ice cream. >> when was the last time anyone walked into a 7 lend and said we need more flavors of potato chips. >> right. >> theme flavors of doritos do they have now? >> i went to a big market up in rhode island last week doing the...
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in texas, it is very conservative. it is the bible belt. >> john: scottie is this a pressing debate? are there that many women who say i'm five months pregnant, i change my mind now. >> putting this law in action in texas will shut down so many clinics, there are more people having the abortions than what we're giving them credit for. that being said, what -- >> john: they want to close the clinics. i don't think there's a lot of people having abortions in the fifth month. >> here's what's amazing about all of this. we're sitting here looking down in florida. we're look at the trayvon case all of the media hoopla over one person being dead. you're looking at the gosnell case eight babies at least were killed. murdered. where is all of the -- >> john: the difference is everyone knew gosnell would go away. >> he might go away but there will be no difference. there's not going to be -- if he would have been set free, you are not going to see riots. >> can we all agree that's an anomaly. that doesn't happen every day in am
in texas, it is very conservative. it is the bible belt. >> john: scottie is this a pressing debate? are there that many women who say i'm five months pregnant, i change my mind now. >> putting this law in action in texas will shut down so many clinics, there are more people having the abortions than what we're giving them credit for. that being said, what -- >> john: they want to close the clinics. i don't think there's a lot of people having abortions in the fifth month....
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for more on this higher education in texas we go to david slater who joins us from austin texas, welcome back in "the war room." >> great to be with you as always. >> michael: wayne, how did this higher ed movement in texas begin? >> it began several years ago when rick per yes the perry the governor, began talking to folks looking at higher education in a different way. i think the guy who put the bee in perry's on net was an oil executive, and he had a totally different view, a sort of more conservative view of what a higher education ought to be where you don't have a bunch of research, you don't have a bunch of academics and ivy tower intellectuals talking about poetry and art on the renaissance. you try to have product placement. you have students who are product, and reward systems that place those students in jobs. you award the professor who teach lots of kids, who don't spend time with intellectual pursuits in terms of research. it's a different model for education, and when perry saw this was very appealing politically to the emerging tea party base, who is already suspicious o
for more on this higher education in texas we go to david slater who joins us from austin texas, welcome back in "the war room." >> great to be with you as always. >> michael: wayne, how did this higher ed movement in texas begin? >> it began several years ago when rick per yes the perry the governor, began talking to folks looking at higher education in a different way. i think the guy who put the bee in perry's on net was an oil executive, and he had a totally...
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texas is one of those places. texas is one of those states who are arguing they don't need the voting acts any more. texas legislature had intentionally discriminateed against blacks and latino, and two of those justices were appointed by president bush. people across the political spectrum when they look at the evidence of what is going on in these places that is covered by section 5, there is still dig crime nation. >> eliot: the rumbling that i hear is that the supreme court might very well pare back section 5 of the voting rights act, in which case the judge who is reviewed the texas law would lose their capacity to do that. >> that's absolutely right. we have are in a situation where we have a statute going up to the supreme court. whenever that happens there is concern because this court has not always been the most hospitable when it comes to civil rights issues. this is the most important civil rights statute and they'll hopefully see the need for it. >> eliot: this is a court that is hostile to civil righ
texas is one of those places. texas is one of those states who are arguing they don't need the voting acts any more. texas legislature had intentionally discriminateed against blacks and latino, and two of those justices were appointed by president bush. people across the political spectrum when they look at the evidence of what is going on in these places that is covered by section 5, there is still dig crime nation. >> eliot: the rumbling that i hear is that the supreme court might very...
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they love in texas. michael: well, i'm just wondering what they think about this study not just whether or not about guns. >> right sure. the police chief has had no comment, but the president of the police officers union has been supportive. michael: has been supportive of what you're doing there saying it's a great idea or they're not going to weigh in, really? >> said that it's a great idea, that it's a good idea, as long as we do the proper training and we have every intention of doing the proper training new finally i want to ask you this, in the atmosphere we have in this country right now and people rethinking guns, you're out there giving guns away. how does that make you feel when you think about it in the context of what the country's going through right now? >> it makes me feel great. i get up every morning with a pep in my step, giving out guns, link the dream. it's not like we're giving out alcohol or cigarettes. i don't see the big deal. i didn't expect i'd come out here and convince the ha
they love in texas. michael: well, i'm just wondering what they think about this study not just whether or not about guns. >> right sure. the police chief has had no comment, but the president of the police officers union has been supportive. michael: has been supportive of what you're doing there saying it's a great idea or they're not going to weigh in, really? >> said that it's a great idea, that it's a good idea, as long as we do the proper training and we have every intention...
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he ran for congress in texas. he lost. he decided the "e" voting right acts was the reason why he lost. he lost to an african-american so he decided he didn't like the voting right acts. he has gotten money from a consortium from "donors trust ." it gets money from a who's who including charles koch of the koch brothers. and and so what happened donors trust gave blum a lot of money. he has $1.2 million in the last five years that has allowed him to pay for major law firms that go before the supreme court. >> john: it's mystifying when you consider the g.o.p. is publicly saying we need to do more things to attract non-conservative non-white male voters. is there an end game that no one is paying attention right now and what are the odds of this being turned over by the supreme court. >> there are two thoughts. one is that we should reach out. the other is if we try try hard enough if we can get rid of the voting rights act that allows states that have to change their voting, we can do these things in virginia, florida, nor
he ran for congress in texas. he lost. he decided the "e" voting right acts was the reason why he lost. he lost to an african-american so he decided he didn't like the voting right acts. he has gotten money from a consortium from "donors trust ." it gets money from a who's who including charles koch of the koch brothers. and and so what happened donors trust gave blum a lot of money. he has $1.2 million in the last five years that has allowed him to pay for major law firms...
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you're confusing the residents of texas with the governor of texas. if you have a question, send if to "viewpoint" ctv or post it on our facebook page. if you're a fan of comedy festivals do we have a show for you it's the annual comicon not only will they hear from comedians sarah palin, glenn beck and james war of northern aggression porter. >> millions of americans are becoming first-time gun owners, and people everywhere are react reacting to a very real series of threats to our continued liberty. the media call it fear. that's not it. that's no it. it's a sense of rational outrage that has been building for a very long time. >> or a sense of rational cha-ching, cha-ching cha-ching. i'm excited about this panel of none experts. a comedian who appeared on every television show in history in the medium, including the magic hour and the chevy a sherrod small and jim david and frank conniff. they sound like they don't even want to be part of the country. >> that new president what a bore. take a gun out and shoot that dude. >> because he called obama
you're confusing the residents of texas with the governor of texas. if you have a question, send if to "viewpoint" ctv or post it on our facebook page. if you're a fan of comedy festivals do we have a show for you it's the annual comicon not only will they hear from comedians sarah palin, glenn beck and james war of northern aggression porter. >> millions of americans are becoming first-time gun owners, and people everywhere are react reacting to a very real series of threats to...
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peggy in texas is calling about guns. >> caller: hi. i was just going to say if a woman wants to have an abortion, and she is forced to undergo a vaginal probe and looking at pictures of aborted fetuses, then why don't we have it if someone wants to purchase an assault rifle they are forced to look at pictures of those dead babies, and undergo a questionnaire telling them that that gun might some day kill someone. >> john: that's a great idea. >> there is a certain hypocrisy you are pointing out there. >> caller: exactly. >> john: you are exactly right. and i'll also say if the white house wanted to get 100% of the people on their side for sensible gun control release the photos of some of the people who has been killed in massacres, because someone on the fence right now about a 30-round magazine they will be offof the fence when you can see what the maniac can do if he doesn't have to unload? >> assuming the parents agree. >> john: of course. i'm not calling for more pictures of massacre victims, but i think if there were you would se
peggy in texas is calling about guns. >> caller: hi. i was just going to say if a woman wants to have an abortion, and she is forced to undergo a vaginal probe and looking at pictures of aborted fetuses, then why don't we have it if someone wants to purchase an assault rifle they are forced to look at pictures of those dead babies, and undergo a questionnaire telling them that that gun might some day kill someone. >> john: that's a great idea. >> there is a certain hypocrisy...
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is scared that they're losing texas or will lose texas? >> sure, they have to be. it's not going to happen very fast. it's not going to happen in in 2016. maybe '20, '24 at the earliest. i did see a study that came out today that showed interestingly for the first time we saw the hispanic numbers in texas before the 2012 election, and obama beat romney, and ted cruz lost to his democratic challenger, whom i can't even name, and i bet you can't, either, by a similar margin, like 60-40 now bear in mind that romney and cruz won in 20/12, both by 20-something points. so these were walk aways yet they got hammered in the latino community. >> michael: it's a shame when ron kirk is no longer the losing democrat because he was the right answer to that every year. let's talk--let's talk a little bit about the nsa but listening to what you just said it's not a surprise that they want to build a huge fence on the border to mexico. it just dawned on me, all these texans all these texan republicans are so consumeed with it when you see that 39-53 number. the nsa hearing we'll g
is scared that they're losing texas or will lose texas? >> sure, they have to be. it's not going to happen very fast. it's not going to happen in in 2016. maybe '20, '24 at the earliest. i did see a study that came out today that showed interestingly for the first time we saw the hispanic numbers in texas before the 2012 election, and obama beat romney, and ted cruz lost to his democratic challenger, whom i can't even name, and i bet you can't, either, by a similar margin, like 60-40 now...
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as the news creeped into texas i was in texas as it was breaking, i literally broke down and cried. i didn't force it. i didn't expect it. i didn't expect a surge of emotion. i am still at that state. i am intertwined with the voting rights act of 1965. i know the three civil rights workers -- when i say i know them, i was alive obviously as their bodies were being found. i worked for the southern christian leadership conference. more importantly, i've seen leaders like president lyndon baines johnson who was in my lifetime who worked meticulously after the movement led by martin king and unknown soldiers, pushed the idea of voting rights act to 65. if you read the story of lyndon baines johnson you'll find out he went one vote at a time, republicans and democrats and brought a bipartisan house and senate together to vote for that act. you will find out as a senior member of the judiciary committee in 2006, we painstakingly, painstakingly collected 15,000 pages of testimony, people pleading from all of the states that were covered and said we need the voting rights act of 1965. what
as the news creeped into texas i was in texas as it was breaking, i literally broke down and cried. i didn't force it. i didn't expect it. i didn't expect a surge of emotion. i am still at that state. i am intertwined with the voting rights act of 1965. i know the three civil rights workers -- when i say i know them, i was alive obviously as their bodies were being found. i worked for the southern christian leadership conference. more importantly, i've seen leaders like president lyndon baines...
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cenk: i mentioned you are in dallas, texas. that appears to be a giant capitol behind you. i'm guessing you're actually in d.c. at the hearings, right? >> yes sir, i am. i came up to d.c. and they're trying to convert me he to be a red skin fan. cenk: probably not going to work. >> not going to happen. cenk: i do have an answer for why they are doing this, but want to give you a lifted of things no longer prohibited. the knives, knitting needles scissors matches, light years,. >> drivers no longer than seven inches long. my guess is they're wasting a lot of time taking arpaneting needles from people and knives seem crazy but there's probably a ton of people with swiss army knives and he's saying i want to get behind that, it's a giant hassle not really causing a problem. what would be your honest to that. >> i understand what he's trying to say. in 2005 they started letting scissors knitting needles on, we weren't happy with it, but looking at people coming through, you know if you have a maybe 10 guys walk on they all have one screwdriver in their bag or a pair of scissors
cenk: i mentioned you are in dallas, texas. that appears to be a giant capitol behind you. i'm guessing you're actually in d.c. at the hearings, right? >> yes sir, i am. i came up to d.c. and they're trying to convert me he to be a red skin fan. cenk: probably not going to work. >> not going to happen. cenk: i do have an answer for why they are doing this, but want to give you a lifted of things no longer prohibited. the knives, knitting needles scissors matches, light years,....
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and republican lawmakers in south dakota oklahoma texas, florida, minnesota, they have all expressed support for arming school teachers. one bad idea after another. but wait a second perhaps the most ludicrous idea came from special correspondent megan [ inaudible ]. she propose he teach students to take down killers themselves. she wrote . . . seriously! let's train kamikaze kindergartners to take down crazed killers. that idea is by far the worst. for more on this story, i welcome inside "the war room" "mother jones" senior editor. thank for coming inside "the war room." you have written a great piece on the myth of the hero gun slinger. what did you find? >> i think most reasonable people can look at this argument that we should arm school teachers and see it falls on its face. and so we set out to find out does this really happen. >> jennifer: not just in schools but overall. >> right. the types of public venues where these mass shootings have occurred in the last three decades. and we didn't find a single case where that happened. we also looked far beyond that because one of th
and republican lawmakers in south dakota oklahoma texas, florida, minnesota, they have all expressed support for arming school teachers. one bad idea after another. but wait a second perhaps the most ludicrous idea came from special correspondent megan [ inaudible ]. she propose he teach students to take down killers themselves. she wrote . . . seriously! let's train kamikaze kindergartners to take down crazed killers. that idea is by far the worst. for more on this story, i welcome inside...
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texas, my friends. [ applause ] >> stephanie: we're going to mess with texas. >> texas is doing fine messing with itself. >> stephanie: yeah, john boehner said the president is trying to innile late the republican party. no, you are doing a pretty good job yourself. back with charlie pierce next on the "stephanie miller show." ♪ going to do the young turks. i think the number one thing that viewers like about the young turks is that we're honest. they know that i'm not bs'ing them with some hidden agenda, actually supporting one party or the other. when the democrats are wrong, they know that i'm going to be the first one to call them out. they can question whether i'm right, but i think that the audience gets that this guy, to the best of his ability, is trying to look out for us. ♪ >> announcer: stephanie miller. >> she gets it. only she is pretty. >> stephanie: what? it is the "stephanie miller show." welcome to it. thirty-four minutes after the hour. 1-800-steph-1-2. there is only one man that understands that's -- >> pierce. >> stephanie: charlie pierce political columnist f
texas, my friends. [ applause ] >> stephanie: we're going to mess with texas. >> texas is doing fine messing with itself. >> stephanie: yeah, john boehner said the president is trying to innile late the republican party. no, you are doing a pretty good job yourself. back with charlie pierce next on the "stephanie miller show." ♪ going to do the young turks. i think the number one thing that viewers like about the young turks is that we're honest. they know that i'm...
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yesterday, north carolina joined texas, mississippi and alabama in passing strict voter i.d. requirements, a move mrs. clinton says will usher in the old demons of discrimination. >> in 2013, so far, more than 80 bills restricting voting rights have been introduced in 31 states. now, not every obstacle is related to race but everyone who says that racial crimination is no longer a problem in american elections must not be paying attention. >> john: the speech delivered before the american bar association, the first of a series of addresses mrs. clinton plans to give this fall, each one addressing a challenge she says is undermining america's faith in government. well, hey, why wait? i'm sure she's just doing it for fun and socialization. here to talk about some of the challenges right now are cenk uygur, host of "the young turks" joining us from los angeles and from d.c., bill press, host of the "bill press show." two of the best minds in the business, my friends. i'm honored you can join us tonight. cenk, let me dive in with you first. there has been a lot of speculation abo
yesterday, north carolina joined texas, mississippi and alabama in passing strict voter i.d. requirements, a move mrs. clinton says will usher in the old demons of discrimination. >> in 2013, so far, more than 80 bills restricting voting rights have been introduced in 31 states. now, not every obstacle is related to race but everyone who says that racial crimination is no longer a problem in american elections must not be paying attention. >> john: the speech delivered before the...
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in this case, it happens to be rand paul in texas agreeing. we have the super pac wolfpack in getting money out of politics. it went to a resolution, to a tea party. there were a lot of republicans in favor of getting money out of politics because they didn't like people messing with texas. they got bloomberg coming in from out of town, karl rove, and they say look, we don't want to deal with this nonsense. we're actually getting real cross port send agreement in the country, but it's almost exclusively anti washington. am i getting carried away? >> here's what i hope. i think that this bill in texas although again riddled with loopholes, kind of doesn't much, it leads to a new form of wedge politics in the near term, where a lot of these pro-drone pro-surveillance state politicians start feeling the heat, because a lot of these guys are very close with industry. democratic congressman from texas henry quellar is the chair of the drone hit my in congress. the second most republican senator, every bill are more drones and more prisons, so they'
in this case, it happens to be rand paul in texas agreeing. we have the super pac wolfpack in getting money out of politics. it went to a resolution, to a tea party. there were a lot of republicans in favor of getting money out of politics because they didn't like people messing with texas. they got bloomberg coming in from out of town, karl rove, and they say look, we don't want to deal with this nonsense. we're actually getting real cross port send agreement in the country, but it's almost...
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mitt romney was the guy attacking rick perry for being too lenient in texas. if you're a latino you vote for mitt romney, he'll probably self deport you on the roof of his car, for all you know. i can't see a reason for voting for him. a study showing the effects of the last couple of years. the average net worth of a latino family is $7,500 down. i can't remember, something 30% 40% which is terrible to start off. what is mitt going to do for you? cut taxes for $200,000 for millionaires? he's going to start a war in iran? i'm not sure how that helps the average latino family. i don't see it happening. >> cenk: the bush recession hurt latinos more than any other ethicethnic group in the country. it seems like a slow motion suicide on the part of the republican party. they'll turn around and say hey, we had a good 40-year run. let's go to newt gringrich. this is an interesting and ironic question. was newt right? let me show you a clip about had emphasizeing gas prices. >> we're going to say to every american if you want the obama administration, you should vote
mitt romney was the guy attacking rick perry for being too lenient in texas. if you're a latino you vote for mitt romney, he'll probably self deport you on the roof of his car, for all you know. i can't see a reason for voting for him. a study showing the effects of the last couple of years. the average net worth of a latino family is $7,500 down. i can't remember, something 30% 40% which is terrible to start off. what is mitt going to do for you? cut taxes for $200,000 for millionaires? he's...